Kristoper A. Nelson, JD, MA

Law, research, teaching

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I am a legal analyst for a civil-rights law
firm that focuses on disability discrimination and a PhD Candidate in
the final stages of a dissertation on the historical impact
of technology on American privacy law. I also teach
history. Formerly, I worked in web development and systems
administration at a cancer research center.

My PhD dissertation is focused on the history of law and
technology, specifically the impact of technology on privacy law
(including concepts like liberty, autonomy, secrecy, confidentiality,
and so on). It primarily focuses on American law, but also draws on
English and European law for comparison and contrast.

My teaching has usually related to similar topics (American
history, legal history, the history of science, and writing in the
context of world history), with an emphasis on encouraging
undergraduates to view historical methods, especially the use of
evidence and argument, as practical skills to succeed in business and in
life.